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2024-11-12 17:35
Efforts begin for UNESCO registration of Old Jiroft in southern Iran
TEHRAN - Kerman province’s tourism chief announced on Monday that efforts have begun for a possible registration of the ancient site of Old Jiroft, also known as Dakyanus in the UNESCO World Heritage list.
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2024-11-01 17:11
New excavation phase to begin at Konar Sandal, a Bronze-Age site in southern Iran
TEHRAN - The Kerman province’s Department of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts has announced the launch of a new phase of archaeological excavations at the ancient site of Konar Sandal, a prominent Bronze-Age settlement located in Iran’s Jiroft region.
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2024-06-25 17:43
Old Jiroft’s boundaries defined after decades of wait
TEHRAN – The legal boundaries of the ancient Jiroft have been officially determined after nearly half a century, Kerman province’s tourism chief said on Monday.
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2024-05-04 18:01
Kerman province to host loan exhibit of its local treasures
TEHRAN - A collection of relics discovered from Kerman and being kept at the National Museum of Iran, has been returned to the southern province for a loan exhibition during Cultural Heritage Week (May 17 to 23).
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2024-04-22 18:18
Clay sculpture in Bronze-Age site restored
TEHRAN – A team of cultural heritage experts has recently restored an ancient earthen sculpture excavated from Konar Sandal, a Bronze-Age site in Iran’s Jiroft region of Kerman province, southern Iran.
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2024-02-13 22:52
Cosmetic dating back 3,600 years unearthed in Iran
In an enthralling revelation that bridges the chasm between the modern world and the distant past, archaeologists have unearthed a 3,600-year-old artifact in the Jiroft region of southeastern Iran.
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2023-12-30 17:45
Individuals in Kerman donate dozens of historical artifacts to cultural heritage museums
TEHRAN - In a heartwarming display of support for their cultural heritage, several people of Kerman generously contributed 281 historical and cultural items to the local unit safeguarding the province’s heritage.
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2023-12-23 17:10
Konar Sandal undergoes excavation after a 17-year pause
TEHRAN – A fresh archaeological season has commenced on Konar Sandal, a Bronze-Age site in Iran’s Jiroft region, after a 17-year hiatus.
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2023-10-30 17:08
Konar-Sandal: project to map treasured Bronze Age site
TEHRAN – Iran’s cultural heritage ministry seeks to map legal boundaries for Konar-Sandal, which is a treasured Bronze Age site situated near a rural village of the same name in southern Iran.
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2023-01-23 21:30
Massive cultural heritage museum under construction in Jiroft
TEHRAN – Construction work is underway to establish a vast cultural heritage museum in Jiroft, known as an ancient cradle of civilization in southern Iran.
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2023-01-16 19:32
5000-year-old stoneware workshop discovered in Jiroft
TEHRAN – Archaeologists have found the ruins of a stoneware workshop, estimated to date from the third millennium BC, during their recent excavations conducted in Jiroft, which is known as a cradle of civilization in southern Iran.
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2022-11-25 20:00
Ski resort to come on stream in Jiroft
TEHRAN – A ski resort equipped with a chairlift is being constructed in Jiroft, southern Kerman province.
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2022-09-04 20:00
Prehistorical objects, recovered from illegal diggers, restored
TEHRAN–A cultural heritage laboratory in Kerman has restored 12 prehistorical objects, previously recovered from unauthorized excavators in the southern Iranian province.
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2022-02-26 18:53
5,000-year-old bowl recovered by Iranian authorities
TEHRAN – Iranian police have recovered a stone bowl estimated to date from the 3rd millennium BC.
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2021-10-16 21:00
Historical relics discovered in southern Iran
TEHRAN - A total of seven historical objects have recently been discovered in the cities of Kanuj and Jiroft, southern Kerman province, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural heritage has announced.
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2021-09-04 20:30
Intl. conference to explore Halilroud, Jiroft civilizations
TEHRAN – A host of international academia, archaeologists, and cultural heritage experts are scheduled to discuss Halilroud and Jiroft civilizations.